package ubuntu-advantage-tools 27.8~22.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed ubuntu-advantage-tools package post-installation script subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

[odoncaoa]

Greetings,

~ 2022-05-07 13:59
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[7]$ lsb_release -rd
   Description: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   Release: 22.04

~ 2022-05-07 14:00
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[8]$ apt-cache policy 'ubuntu-advantage-tools'
   ubuntu-advantage-tools:
     Installed: 27.8~22.04.1
     Candidate: 27.8~22.04.1
     Version table:
    *** 27.8~22.04.1 500
           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages
           100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
        27.7~22.04.1 500
           500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages

Last eve I tracked down, installed a different 'file mgr' to replace 'write'/nautilus. I then incorporated the 'Thunar' File mgr as the default. I also was making efforts to swap 'Caps_Lock' w/'Control_L' keys within Bash. The swap mostly went well, but the 'Caps_Lock' button, now assigned w/'Control_L' is a bit buggered. The swap was made, but it also inhereted 'Escape'.
~ 2022-05-07 13:35
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[9]$ xmodmap
xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):

shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock Caps_Lock (0x9), Caps_Lock (0x25)
control Control_L (0x42), Control_R (0x69)
mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3
mod4 Super_L (0x85), Super_R (0x86), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)

This morning I booted from recovery mode in order to see if it would fix the broken 'snap' functionality, as well; which seems to have not happened. I proceeded to do: odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[10]$ sudo apt update, and then:

   ~ 2022-05-07 13:21
   odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[11]$ apt list --upgradable
   Listing... Done
   firmware-sof-signed/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 2.0-1ubuntu3 all [upgradable from: 2.0-1ubuntu2]
   libnss-systemd/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]
   libpam-systemd/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]
   libsnmp-base/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 5.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 all [upgradable from: 5.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2]
   libsnmp40/jammy-updates 5.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 5.9.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2]
   libssl3/jammy-updates,jammy-security 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1]
   libsystemd0/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]
   libudev1/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]
   networkd-dispatcher/jammy-updates,jammy-updates,jammy-security,jammy-security 2.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.2 all [upgradable from: 2.1-2ubuntu0.22.04.1]
   openssl/jammy-updates,jammy-security 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.0.2-0ubuntu1]
   rsyslog/jammy-updates,jammy-security 8.2112.0-2ubuntu2.2 amd64 [upgradable from: 8.2112.0-2ubuntu2]
   shotwell-common/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 0.30.14-1ubuntu6 all [upgradable from: 0.30.14-1ubuntu5]
   shotwell/jammy-updates 0.30.14-1ubuntu6 amd64 [upgradable from: 0.30.14-1ubuntu5]
   systemd-oomd/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]
   systemd-sysv/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]
   systemd-timesyncd/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]
   systemd/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]
   thunderbird-gnome-support/jammy 1:91.9.0+build3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:91.9.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1]
   thunderbird-locale-en-us/jammy,jammy 1:91.9.0+build3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 all [upgradable from: 1:91.9.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1]
   thunderbird-locale-en/jammy 1:91.9.0+build3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:91.9.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1]
   thunderbird/jammy 1:91.9.0+build3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:91.9.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1]
   ubuntu-docs/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 22.04.5 all [upgradable from: 22.04.4]
   udev/jammy-updates 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 249.11-0ubuntu3]

and was in the process of:
   ~ 2022-05-07 13:21
   odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[12]$ sudo apt upgrade
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree... Done
   Reading state information... Done
   Calculating upgrade... Done
   The following packages will be upgraded:
     firmware-sof-signed libnss-systemd libpam-systemd libsnmp-base
     libsnmp40 libssl3 libsystemd0 libudev1 networkd-dispatcher openssl
     rsyslog shotwell shotwell-common systemd systemd-oomd systemd-sysv
     systemd-timesyncd thunderbird thunderbird-gnome-support
     thunderbird-locale-en thunderbird-locale-en-us ubuntu-docs udev
   23 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
   4 standard security updates
   Need to get 76.3 MB of archives.
   After this operation, 16.4 kB of additional disk space will be used.
   Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
   Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 systemd-timesyncd amd64 249.11-0ubuntu3.1 [31.2 kB]

When the upgrade appears to have stumbled upon (and I was notified by GUI Install Windows):
   Setting up shotwell (0.30.14-1ubuntu6) ...
   Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3) ...

~ 2022-05-07 13:48
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[3]$ sudo snap install firefox
   error: cannot perform the following tasks:
   - Run configure hook of "firefox" snap if present (run hook "configure": cannot perform operation: mount --make-rprivate /var/lib/snapd/hostfs/writable: No such file or directory)

~ 2022-05-07 13:50
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[6]$ ll /var/lib/snapd/hostfs
   total 12
   drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 1 20:04 .
   drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 May 7 13:49 ..
   drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 1 20:04 writable

~ 2022-05-07 14:22
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[28]$ file /var/lib/snapd/hostfs/writable
   /var/lib/snapd/hostfs/writable: directory

So, scripts relying on bash 'Esc', or 'snap' functional utility could have been at the heart of this Boo-Boo, as neither are presently functional within this installed, instanciated runtime. Also, 'dpkg' seems to become inoperable on various operations, in cause by a bad 'snap'.

Slainte, odoncaoa

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubuntu-advantage-tools 27.8~22.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-27.28-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5json:
 {
   "result": "skip"
 }
Date: Sun May 1 15:31:32 2022
ErrorMessage: installed ubuntu-advantage-tools package post-installation script subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-05-01 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.4, python3-minimal, 3.10.4-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
SourcePackage: ubuntu-advantage-tools
Title: package ubuntu-advantage-tools 27.8~22.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed ubuntu-advantage-tools package post-installation script subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[odoncaoa (odoncaoa-yahoo)]

Another example of this 'snap' problem relative to a try for 'chromium', ending in an "unwritable /var/lib/snapd/hostfs/writable"?

~/HD-GDU3/odoncaoa/Documents/Info/Notes/Systems/Ux/TUFfx705DU/Admin 2022-05-07 17:22
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[18]$ sudo snap install chromium
   [sudo] password for odoncaoa:
   error: cannot perform the following tasks:
   - Run configure hook of "chromium" snap if present (run hook "configure": cannot perform operation: mount --make-rprivate /var/lib/snapd/hostfs/writable: No such file or directory)

Here's the 'syslog' applicable of the activity involved.

/var/log 2022-05-07 17:33
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[16]$ cat syslog | tail -n 100
   May 7 16:34:37 TUFfx705DU2204 anacron[11721]: Anacron 2.3 started on 2022-05-07
   May 7 16:34:37 TUFfx705DU2204 anacron[11721]: Normal exit (0 jobs run)
   May 7 16:34:37 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: anacron.service: Deactivated successfully.
   May 7 16:40:37 TUFfx705DU2204 NetworkManager[597]: <info> [1651956037.5398] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_SITE
   May 7 16:40:37 TUFfx705DU2204 dbus-daemon[595]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service' requested by ':1.4' (uid=0 pid=597 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon " label="unconfined")
   May 7 16:40:37 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
   May 7 16:40:37 TUFfx705DU2204 dbus-daemon[595]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
   May 7 16:40:37 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
   May 7 16:40:44 TUFfx705DU2204 NetworkManager[597]: <info> [1651956044.7479] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_GLOBAL
   May 7 16:40:54 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: Deactivated successfully.
   May 7 17:10:55 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: Starting Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd...
   May 7 17:10:55 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
   May 7 17:10:55 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
   May 7 17:10:55 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: Failed to start Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
   May 7 17:16:04 TUFfx705DU2204 NetworkManager[597]: <info> [1651958164.5398] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_SITE
   May 7 17:16:04 TUFfx705DU2204 dbus-daemon[595]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service' requested by ':1.4' (uid=0 pid=597 comm="/usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon " label="unconfined")
   May 7 17:16:04 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
   May 7 17:16:04 TUFfx705DU2204 dbus-daemon[595]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
   May 7 17:16:04 TUFfx705DU2204 systemd[1]: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
   May 7 17:16:04 TUFfx705DU2204 NetworkManager[597]: <info> [1651958164.7184] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_GLOBAL
   May 7 1...

[odoncaoa (odoncaoa-yahoo)]

The libraries present in various 'snapd' directories seem to be mistakenly typed, as this runtime computer is amd64 based!?

/var/log 2022-05-07 17:55
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[26]$ l /snap/snapd/15534/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
./ libcrypt-2.23.so libmemusage.so libnss_files.so.2@ libresolv.so.2@
../ libcrypt.so.1@ libm.so.6@ libnss_hesiod-2.23.so librt-2.23.so
ld-2.23.so* libc.so.6@ libmvec-2.23.so libnss_hesiod.so.2@ librt.so.1@
ld-linux-x86-64.so.2@ libdl-2.23.so libmvec.so.1@ libnss_nis-2.23.so libSegFault.so
libanl-2.23.so libdl.so.2@ libnsl-2.23.so libnss_nisplus-2.23.so libthread_db-1.0.so
libanl.so.1@ libgcc_s.so.1 libnsl.so.1@ libnss_nisplus.so.2@ libthread_db.so.1@
libBrokenLocale-2.23.so liblzma.so.5@ libnss_compat-2.23.so libnss_nis.so.2@ libutil-2.23.so
libBrokenLocale.so.1@ liblzma.so.5.0.0 libnss_compat.so.2@ libpcprofile.so libutil.so.1@
libc-2.23.so* liblzo2.so.2@ libnss_dns-2.23.so libpthread-2.23.so* libz.so.1@
libcidn-2.23.so liblzo2.so.2.0.0 libnss_dns.so.2@ libpthread.so.0@ libz.so.1.2.8
libcidn.so.1@ libm-2.23.so libnss_files-2.23.so libresolv-2.23.so

/var/log 2022-05-07 17:57
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[32]$ l /snap/snapd/15534/usr/lib
   /snap/snapd/15534/usr/lib:
      ./ ../ environment.d/ gcc/ locale/ snapd/ systemd/ x86_64-linux-gnu/

snap/snapd 2022-05-07 18:05
odoncaoa@TUFfx705DU2204[7]$ find . -type d -print | grep 'x86_64'
   ./15534/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
   ./15534/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu
   ./15534/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/6
   ./15534/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
   ./15534/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/audit
   ./15534/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconv

[Grant Orndorff (orndorffgrant)]

Hi odoncaoa,

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and make Ubuntu better!

Before discussing the snap related issues you've brought here I want to clarify my understanding: Are you experiencing any problems related to the ubuntu-advantage-tools package (which provides the `ua` command line tool)? Looking at DpkgTerminalLog.gz, it appears an error occurred while installing it, but I don't think this should be related to the snap issues you've described.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ubuntu-advantage-tools (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]